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john mccain, john kerry, al gore, bob dole. romney's negative rating is lower than theirs were at this time on the cusp of becoming their nominee. he's digging out of a bigger hole than even other candidates were at this point in time. primarily it's with independent voters. he has almost a two to one negative vote among independents. >> in the state of ohio, the big prize on tuesday. it's a great area for rick santorum you would think with the blue collar voters, ev evangelicals bordering his home state of pennsylvania. >> right. >> how big of a deal is it if he doesn't win ohio? >> it ends any path he would have to potentially becoming the nominee. it would end his candidacy. maybe he stays in the race but any idea he has of becoming the nominee would be over. that's good news for mitt romney. you don't have to win ohio to get to the nomination. rick santorum does have to win. another state i would be watching is tennessee where mitt romney was last night. he pulls an upset in tennessee. he combines ohio and tennessee. you wo
john mccain, john kerry, al gore, bob dole. romney's negative rating is lower than theirs were at this time on the cusp of becoming their nominee. he's digging out of a bigger hole than even other candidates were at this point in time. primarily it's with independent voters. he has almost a two to one negative vote among independents. >> in the state of ohio, the big prize on tuesday. it's a great area for rick santorum you would think with the blue collar voters, ev evangelicals...
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former 2008 nominee john mccain. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and of course, matt, paul ryan in the biggest speech of his political career. >> all right, chuck. thank you very much. senator from florida marco rubio will be the guy who introduces mitt romney at the convention tomorrow night before governor romney accepts the nomination formally. senator, nice to have you here. >> welcome to florida. >> thank you. good to be here. so in a convention, you get a chance to define a candidate on your own terms. you're going to get to do that as you introduce him tomorrow night. let's say you're talking to people who haven't been paying attention, who don't know who mitt romney is, what are three things we need to know about him. >> he's a success person. i know he's successful in business but a success person. a success father, a successful husband, a successful member of his community and church. everywhere he's gone he's made things better for people around him. he's a modest guy. he doesn't like to tell that story. he doesn't like to brag on himsel
former 2008 nominee john mccain. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and of course, matt, paul ryan in the biggest speech of his political career. >> all right, chuck. thank you very much. senator from florida marco rubio will be the guy who introduces mitt romney at the convention tomorrow night before governor romney accepts the nomination formally. senator, nice to have you here. >> welcome to florida. >> thank you. good to be here. so in a convention, you get a...
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john mccain was very passive. let the president, candidate obama do whatever he wants to do. mitt romney will not do that, and here's the strength tonight. >> here's the challenge. on the one hand mitt romney has to connect, needs a second look. has had a rough couple of weeks. everyone acknowledged that. needs to be specific about what a romney presidency would achieve. >> we're not talking about accomplishing a lot. two or three things in an hour and a half to accomplish. one of them is to show he's in command, understands the job of the presidency and put barack obama on the defensive given his horrific record on the economy and on national security, and i think he will do that. i think he will be tough with the president. i don't think the president will react particularly well to that because i don't think the president gets people who are very tough with him very often, and i think that interplay i think will be the key moment of the night. >> you see more people optimistic about the economy. you see the president's poll numbers improving with regard to handling the eco
john mccain was very passive. let the president, candidate obama do whatever he wants to do. mitt romney will not do that, and here's the strength tonight. >> here's the challenge. on the one hand mitt romney has to connect, needs a second look. has had a rough couple of weeks. everyone acknowledged that. needs to be specific about what a romney presidency would achieve. >> we're not talking about accomplishing a lot. two or three things in an hour and a half to accomplish. one of...
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how they did it, but if you had said to me three weeks ago mitt romney would get viewer votes than john mccain and looks like it will be 2 million fewer, i would have been dumbfounded. >> real quickly, facing the fiscal cliff in the coming months. the outcome of this election will affect the debate over that and the resolution of that how? >> well, the president faces the biggest choice since january of 2009. does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives which is my segue into your book, okay, because you've written this book about george washington and his bold moves to break the stalemate of the revolutionary war. so much has been written about george washing
how they did it, but if you had said to me three weeks ago mitt romney would get viewer votes than john mccain and looks like it will be 2 million fewer, i would have been dumbfounded. >> real quickly, facing the fiscal cliff in the coming months. the outcome of this election will affect the debate over that and the resolution of that how? >> well, the president faces the biggest choice since january of 2009. does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker...
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john mccain is on in a couple of minutes talking about a lot of subjects. the professionals are in the house as well. also a group of high school students suspended for taking energy mints. now, staffers first thought they were taking illegal drugs. turned out they were mints packed though with caffein. they are legal, so why is the school standing by the punishment? we're going to tell you and talk exclusively to two of the boys now fighting to clear their names. >> all right. we'll have new details this morning on the search for a 10-year-old colorado girl. she vanished on her way to school last friday, and her backpack was found over the weekend. we'll get the latest on the case. >>> and i mentioned the professionals are here. coming up they will weigh in on two disturbing moments in the sports world over the weekend. i think you probably all saw those, and a respected guidance counsellor here in new york who was fired because of some revealing modeling photos she took nearly 20 years ago. if you apply this rule all over the place. >> you and i would be
john mccain is on in a couple of minutes talking about a lot of subjects. the professionals are in the house as well. also a group of high school students suspended for taking energy mints. now, staffers first thought they were taking illegal drugs. turned out they were mints packed though with caffein. they are legal, so why is the school standing by the punishment? we're going to tell you and talk exclusively to two of the boys now fighting to clear their names. >> all right. we'll have...
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but romney supporter john mccain, a veteran of two bitter presidential campaigns, says this extended republican race, that he calls the nastiest he's ever seen, is taking its toll. >> every day it goes by with these attacks on each other is a day that president obama wins. >> reporter: and tonight mitt romney will host his primary night party not far from here outside chicago. rick santorum is leaving the land of lincoln, matt for another lincoln landmark, gettysburg, pennsylvania. santorum's home state and a place where they don't vote until late next month. >> chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. hi, chuck, good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> this idea that the republicans will get to tampa later in the summer without a clear nominee is gaining traction. it's not only some candidates who are talking about it, people in the media are talking about it, as well. is it a reality? or is it just talk? >> well, it is more than just talk. because when you sit here and game out the scenario here for mitt romney. look, it is fantasy that somehow ric
but romney supporter john mccain, a veteran of two bitter presidential campaigns, says this extended republican race, that he calls the nastiest he's ever seen, is taking its toll. >> every day it goes by with these attacks on each other is a day that president obama wins. >> reporter: and tonight mitt romney will host his primary night party not far from here outside chicago. rick santorum is leaving the land of lincoln, matt for another lincoln landmark, gettysburg, pennsylvania....
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senator john mccain was a key advocate for early u.s. intervention in libya and a friend of chris stevens. good morning. >> good morning. >> do you believe that ambassador stevens was the intended target of terrorists? >> i do. i think the indications of how this attack was carried out clearly indicate that's the case. and i'd remind you, savannah, that they just went through a very bloody conflict and there's thousands of weapons in libya. they have a very weak government. this is their first experiment in democracy. the al qaeda elements are throughout the country. their borders are poor, and it makes for a difficult situation. but our genuine american hero, chris stevens, i was with him on election day on july 7th in libya. and they voted for a moderate government, not an islamic government. the majority of the libyan people are not the kind of people that attacked the u.s. embassy yesterday. >> i know, senator, that chris stevens was a friend of yours. he did not seek out the cushy assignments, what would you want people to know abou
senator john mccain was a key advocate for early u.s. intervention in libya and a friend of chris stevens. good morning. >> good morning. >> do you believe that ambassador stevens was the intended target of terrorists? >> i do. i think the indications of how this attack was carried out clearly indicate that's the case. and i'd remind you, savannah, that they just went through a very bloody conflict and there's thousands of weapons in libya. they have a very weak government....
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romney marked memorial day alongside one of the nation's most respected veterans, john mccain. >> senator mccain, a national treasure. thank you for being here and honoring all of our veterans. >> reporter: the president also surrounded by veterans tried to emphasize his commitment to america's troops as more of them returned home. >> you shouldn't have to fight for a roof over your head when you've fought on behalf of the country that you love. >> reporter: and this morning the campaigns are going after each other once again. the obama campaign accusing romney of failing to stand up against what they call the extreme voices in the republican party. and the obama campaign says that includes donald trump. meanwhile, the romney campaign is accusing the president of being hostile toward job creating. ann, the summer campaign is just getting under way. >> exactly, peter alexander. thank you so much. once again here's matt. >> all right, ann, thank you. >>> there is more good news for people who take aspirin on a regular basis. a study in today's journal "cancer" finds that the painkiller redu
romney marked memorial day alongside one of the nation's most respected veterans, john mccain. >> senator mccain, a national treasure. thank you for being here and honoring all of our veterans. >> reporter: the president also surrounded by veterans tried to emphasize his commitment to america's troops as more of them returned home. >> you shouldn't have to fight for a roof over your head when you've fought on behalf of the country that you love. >> reporter: and this...
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republican senator john mccain joins us now. senator, nice to see you, good morning. >> thank you, matt. >> i'll talk about ambassador rice in a moment, let me ask you about general petraeus and his testimony before the house intelligence committee tomorrow. what is the most important question you want the general to answer? >> why we were not prepared for this attack where there was ample evidence that because of previous attacks and overwhelming intelligence information that attacks were very likely on our consulate. there'd been two previously in april and june. on august 15th, they sent back a message that in the case of a concerted attack, they could not defend the consulate. it was an overwhelming amount of evidence that there was great danger. and there was no measures taken to comply with the possibility of an attack. >> we know now it was a terror attack, but the question that still has to be answered is when did we know that? who knew it? and did they respond appropriately? do you feel that in these hearings you will g
republican senator john mccain joins us now. senator, nice to see you, good morning. >> thank you, matt. >> i'll talk about ambassador rice in a moment, let me ask you about general petraeus and his testimony before the house intelligence committee tomorrow. what is the most important question you want the general to answer? >> why we were not prepared for this attack where there was ample evidence that because of previous attacks and overwhelming intelligence information that...
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senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. wel weigh the results later on. she will join us for an exclusive live interview. >>> another story we're following closely, diana nyad. how does she feel after she was forced to abandon her record swim from cuba to florida. will she try it again. she's with us for a live interview, her first since ending that swim. >> the political storm surrounding missouri congressman todd akin and his senate bid. we'll talk to him in a moment but first nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has the latest on all this. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is all unfolding within days of the republican party's biggest stage, their n
senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. wel weigh the results later on. she will join us for an exclusive live interview....
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on wednesday republican senator john mccain came to her defense. kelly o'donnell has this story for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is an unusual story. it goes to the heart of one of hillary clinton's closest relationships. it was john mccain who came out swinging to say what hillary clinton as secretary of state could not say publicly. described by the secretary of state as her second daughter, she is hillary clinton's dear friend, closest senior aide and seemingly all at her side, elegant, glamorous, profiled in vogue. she also happens to be muslim american and she's now the swept up in controversial insinuations made by former gop presidential candidate michele bachmann. >> it seems there has been deep penetration by the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter:? an official statement alleging serious security concerns, bachmann and four others have made security claims. they >> these attacks have no logic, no basis and no merit. these allegations about huma and the report from which they are drawn are nothing less tha
on wednesday republican senator john mccain came to her defense. kelly o'donnell has this story for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is an unusual story. it goes to the heart of one of hillary clinton's closest relationships. it was john mccain who came out swinging to say what hillary clinton as secretary of state could not say publicly. described by the secretary of state as her second daughter, she is hillary clinton's dear friend, closest senior aide...
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mccain. we don't want to give dnc more things to pick out, distort in the way they have already. >> the next major event that the two of you are going to travel to after your travels through europe and abroad this week is going to be the republican convention in tampa, florida. i'm wondering, first of all, very begun your speech? >> i've not begun my speech yet. >> you know the themes? >> i know the themes. they are the themes i've been speaking out for several years. words to paper, that hasn't begun yet. >> mrs. romney, i'll ask you this, can you begin to calculate how hard your heart will be pounding as your husband mitt takes to the stage. this is a dream of his, has been for a long time as he accepts that nomination. what's it going to be like? >> i will feel extremely proud, extremely grateful. i think it's an extraordinary responsibility that both of us have right now, that we could represent the world in such an important and significant way. i think it will be an opportunity for the
mccain. we don't want to give dnc more things to pick out, distort in the way they have already. >> the next major event that the two of you are going to travel to after your travels through europe and abroad this week is going to be the republican convention in tampa, florida. i'm wondering, first of all, very begun your speech? >> i've not begun my speech yet. >> you know the themes? >> i know the themes. they are the themes i've been speaking out for several years....
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. >> reporter: the 2008 nominee, senator john mccain's whose own convention was soot -- cut short by gustav said it would be a loss. >> unfortunate for the party but a long-standing tradition of three or four days of political campaigning so the republican nominee can make their case. >> reporter: the specter of hurricane katrina which was damaging to president bush. it's a series that has gotten mitt romney off his forum. the false claim about women's chance of becoming rape. >> rare. if it's a legitimate rip, the female body has ways to shut that down. >> reporter: no shortage going into the convention. >> they basically have one message. the economy is not where it should be and it's obama's fault and there will be variations on that theme. i think when voters step back, what they are going to be looking at is who can move us forward. >> reporter: former governor bush called it a critical week for romney. >> he has a chance to reconnect with people, set the stage for the general election, and show who he is, what's in his heart. >> reporter: and romney himself underscored those st
. >> reporter: the 2008 nominee, senator john mccain's whose own convention was soot -- cut short by gustav said it would be a loss. >> unfortunate for the party but a long-standing tradition of three or four days of political campaigning so the republican nominee can make their case. >> reporter: the specter of hurricane katrina which was damaging to president bush. it's a series that has gotten mitt romney off his forum. the false claim about women's chance of becoming rape....
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a new poll showing mitt romney leading president obama and talk about that with senator john mccain in a couple of minutes. peter al a aal alexander is on campaign trail. >> reporter: this race is tightening with four weeks to go. on monday, mitt romney trying to present himself as a plausible commander in chief attacked the president saying the middle east has become a more dangerous place since president obama took office. the latest pit stop in president obama's effort to reach fund-raising goal of $1 billion, san francisco. >> we cannot afford to be complacent and we cannot afford to be cynical. we got to look back at the progress we have made and that should give us confidence. but we have to understand we have got a lot more to do. >> reporter: in virginia, a reinvigorated mitt romney may have been singing in the rain. a downpour. >> people wonder why it is i'm so confident we're going to win. i'm confident because i see you here on a day like this. this is unbelievable. thank you very much. >> reporter: romney may have good reason for new confidence passing out mcdonald's to rep
a new poll showing mitt romney leading president obama and talk about that with senator john mccain in a couple of minutes. peter al a aal alexander is on campaign trail. >> reporter: this race is tightening with four weeks to go. on monday, mitt romney trying to present himself as a plausible commander in chief attacked the president saying the middle east has become a more dangerous place since president obama took office. the latest pit stop in president obama's effort to reach...
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at one point he was on john mccain's short list to be his running mate. now he supports president obama. >>> we'll also change gears and ask from he wielian gonzalez tor woods to animals running wild, why does it seem so many wacky stories happen here in the sunshine state and, jenna, i know you have a lot to get to as well from new york. >>> yes, lester. also coming up, we'll talk to the makers of a disturbing new documentary that looks at how pop culture and social media sexualizes girls at a disturbingly young age. >>> and have you wondered what it's like to party like britain's royal family. pippa is out with a new book that includes tips on planning the perfect get together. >>> and later, there is law and there is order here at the "today" show this morning. we are previewing the 300th episode of "svu" and a special guest star, i won't name names, because that's just rude, but we're going to go behind the scenes with the show's star, mariska hargitay. >> i'll name names. it was you. do you remember your line? >> of course, the auxiliary officer. i d
at one point he was on john mccain's short list to be his running mate. now he supports president obama. >>> we'll also change gears and ask from he wielian gonzalez tor woods to animals running wild, why does it seem so many wacky stories happen here in the sunshine state and, jenna, i know you have a lot to get to as well from new york. >>> yes, lester. also coming up, we'll talk to the makers of a disturbing new documentary that looks at how pop culture and social media...
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senator john mccain of arizona. and for gingrich, former senator from tennessee, fred thompson. then, president obama's chief campaign strategist david axelrod will be here to respond and lay out the president's case. plus, we'll look at florida and the primary calendar beyond it, coming up this morning on "meet the press." >>> a homeless teen -- i'm sorry, i should have started this. a homeless teen who got attention as a science whiz moved into a new home with her family this weekend. >> yes. 18-year-old samantha garvey and her family got the keys to rent a subsidized house in new york city yesterday. her family had been living in a homeless shelter since their eviction on new year's eve. garvey's story made national headlines when she was named one of 300 semifinalists in intel national science competition and was featured on a number of shows, including the "today" show. >>> and that's "news 4 tod today ". >> thank you so much for joini
senator john mccain of arizona. and for gingrich, former senator from tennessee, fred thompson. then, president obama's chief campaign strategist david axelrod will be here to respond and lay out the president's case. plus, we'll look at florida and the primary calendar beyond it, coming up this morning on "meet the press." >>> a homeless teen -- i'm sorry, i should have started this. a homeless teen who got attention as a science whiz moved into a new home with her family...
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we did not even know of john mccain would show up on the night. so that september, mitt romney had a tough month, people ask me all the time with a point to happen? , if you's pretty early think. think. 18 days with sarah palin seemed like a lifetime to me. got two lifetimes, that's like 40 days. a lot can happen on the campaign trail between now and then. it's a very interesting time. let's roll back a little. let's talk about the early days. first, my story. how i got to the campaign. i will go back to september again, 2006. my wife and i were sitting on the banks of the potomac in alexandria, virginia. we have our pad and paper. paper being married to a serial campaigner, she has to go through this ritual every year where we say what are our goals for the year? it never goes exactly the way we want, but it makes me feel better, and she plays a long. we're on the banks of the potomac and we had a nice life. i had a consulting practice i was very happy with and i enjoyed the balance of my life. my wife was working at the university doing public r
we did not even know of john mccain would show up on the night. so that september, mitt romney had a tough month, people ask me all the time with a point to happen? , if you's pretty early think. think. 18 days with sarah palin seemed like a lifetime to me. got two lifetimes, that's like 40 days. a lot can happen on the campaign trail between now and then. it's a very interesting time. let's roll back a little. let's talk about the early days. first, my story. how i got to the campaign. i will...
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. >> former florida governor, jeb bush, and arizona senator john mccain will join david, and dnc chairwoman, and arizona governor, jan brewer. >>> we will have a live look at the tampa convention center there. aaron gilchrist will have the latest and we will have live coverage of the democratic national convention in charlotte next month. >> and staf obama's speech will most likely be the highlight of the convention, and lines wrapped around an obama campaign office in charlotte as staffers handed out nearly 6,000 tickets in the past few days. some waited in line 12 hours to insure that they had a ticket to make sure they can see the president next month. >> i have a chance to go to the convention to support president barack obama. >> was it worth four hours? >> yes. >> eight hours? >> yes. >> you can be sure every one of the 74,000 seats will be filled at the bank of america stadium next month. >>> and the world says good-bye to one of its greatest explorers. astronaut neil armstrong changed the course of history by being the first person ever to walk on the moon. when he landed on the sur
. >> former florida governor, jeb bush, and arizona senator john mccain will join david, and dnc chairwoman, and arizona governor, jan brewer. >>> we will have a live look at the tampa convention center there. aaron gilchrist will have the latest and we will have live coverage of the democratic national convention in charlotte next month. >> and staf obama's speech will most likely be the highlight of the convention, and lines wrapped around an obama campaign office in...
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. >> reporter: senator john mccain is expected to endorse romney in new hampshire. it's a big win for rick santorum, he got 25% after polling in single digits just a few weeks ago. >> we will be in new hampshire. we'll leave tomorrow. we'll spend our time there. with your help and god's grace, we'll have another fun night a week from now. >> reporter: ron paul came in third and thanked the enthusiastic crowd of supporters. >> we will go on, raise the money. >> reporter: romney's biggest challenge may come from newt gingrich attacked romney's record. >> the truth seems negative. that may be a comment more on his record than it is on politics. >> reporter: coming in next to last, rick perry says he's suspending his campaign. >> with his decision tonight, i've decide the to return to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine if there is a path forward tore myself in this race. >> reporter: michele bachmann came in dead last but gave no indication she's quitting. >> i am the conservative who will defeat barack obama in 2012. >> reporter >> reporter: repub
. >> reporter: senator john mccain is expected to endorse romney in new hampshire. it's a big win for rick santorum, he got 25% after polling in single digits just a few weeks ago. >> we will be in new hampshire. we'll leave tomorrow. we'll spend our time there. with your help and god's grace, we'll have another fun night a week from now. >> reporter: ron paul came in third and thanked the enthusiastic crowd of supporters. >> we will go on, raise the money. >>...
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kerry and obama outsold john mccain and you know what happened in all of those elections. >> that's a perfect record. >> interesting. >> in halloween masks. >> as i said before, the polls are all over the place, so you know what? maybe it's as good a predictor as any. >> kind of surprisingly. >> another big costume, big bird. >> this one. >> it's huge. >> who is going to be big bird this year? >> yeah. >> nice. >> that looks good, nat. >> apparently what's worse is they are making sexy big bird costumes. >> thee words never been in the vicinity of one another before. >> yeah. >> i'm going to be wearing an angry elmo. >> that's the sexy big bird right there. >> that's not right. >> big bird, of course, after the debate where romney talked about pbs funding. >> yeah. >> and then big bird hair. >> just ahead. what could be the longest celebrity baby name ever? i don't know if we have time to say it all. >> and savannah makes us dinner after your local news. [ female announcer ] we invited women to see the not so pretty truth about their body washes. i wouldn't change. [ female announce
kerry and obama outsold john mccain and you know what happened in all of those elections. >> that's a perfect record. >> interesting. >> in halloween masks. >> as i said before, the polls are all over the place, so you know what? maybe it's as good a predictor as any. >> kind of surprisingly. >> another big costume, big bird. >> this one. >> it's huge. >> who is going to be big bird this year? >> yeah. >> nice. >> that...
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campaign where he picked up the endorsements of both south carolina's governor, nicky haley and senator john mccain and also there romney slammed president obama for making recess appointments without senate confirmation. but back in new hampshire, focus also on rick santorum, who came out of iowa just eight votes shy of winning. he called that a tie, saying that he raised $1.5 million online since iowa. and santorum also saying he's not shying away from religion in this campaign. as he put it yesterday, we always need a jesus candidate. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks much. >>> egyptian prosecutors are calling for the execution of hosni mubarak by hanging. the 83-year-old mubarak who's been brought to court each day in a hospital gurn any is accused of killing 800 people. one prosecutor said, quote, retribution is the solution. but even if mubarak does receive the death penalty,there could be months of appeals and it's thought the egyptian army would likely intervene. defense attorneys for mubarak and ten others will make their case next week. >>> there are new and disturbin
campaign where he picked up the endorsements of both south carolina's governor, nicky haley and senator john mccain and also there romney slammed president obama for making recess appointments without senate confirmation. but back in new hampshire, focus also on rick santorum, who came out of iowa just eight votes shy of winning. he called that a tie, saying that he raised $1.5 million online since iowa. and santorum also saying he's not shying away from religion in this campaign. as he put it...
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. >>> senator john mccain defended a top aide official. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. >>> meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, an a dean says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weaner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she said he did a stupid thing but said, quote, they have a normal family. >>> this man was executed yesterday in texas. it was the first execution using one lethal drug instead of three due to shortages. >> in china, a taxi driver hung onto the hood of a drunk driver who had collided with this taxi cab. the drunk driver tried to escape but the taxi driver held on until he stopped at a karaoke bar and the police could make an arrest. >>> and now here is an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opened at 12, 908 after climbing 103. the s&p gained 9. the nasdaq spike third degree 2. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo rose 68 points while in hon
. >>> senator john mccain defended a top aide official. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. >>> meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, an a dean says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weaner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she said he did a stupid thing but said, quote, they have a normal family. >>> this man was executed yesterday...
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mitt romney is spending the holiday with john mccain, who lost the 2008 election. >> this weekend is about honoring our veterans. for a group of veterans, their travels took them to plan bernie. >> they arrived by bus after visiting memorials designed and created for them. ranging in age from 85 to 101, on the tour of honor, this group of world war ii veterans traveled from bakersfield, california. >> bakersfield, california, where the sun shines but the love never dies. >> lunchtime was say it stopped him at ritchie highway>> they had a complementary feast. >> this is a way for us to say thank you and to give back. we believe that they are american heroes. >> the veterans were transported free of charge to visit the memorials. no small feat for this particular group. >> i give them a lot of credit, to travel all that distance to come to the east coast. they are not young fellows. they look pretty good. i'm pretty happy to see them. >> everybody has a story. you could not tell them all. there are not enough hours in the day. >> their stories may include history book battles. their se
mitt romney is spending the holiday with john mccain, who lost the 2008 election. >> this weekend is about honoring our veterans. for a group of veterans, their travels took them to plan bernie. >> they arrived by bus after visiting memorials designed and created for them. ranging in age from 85 to 101, on the tour of honor, this group of world war ii veterans traveled from bakersfield, california. >> bakersfield, california, where the sun shines but the love never dies....
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mccain and still lost. >> using his gadgets to illustrate what david gregory was talking about here in the studio. chuck, thank you very much. for more on how the president won a second term let's go to nbc's tamron hall. she's been looking at results of the nbc news national exit polling. good morning to you. >> reporter: it's a similar story as you heard from david gregory and chuck todd. four years ago african-american voters were certainly loyal to the president and that's what we saw this time around. the president getting 93% of the black vote. as much as he did four years ago. as chuck also mentioned, in the latino population, seven in ten of that vote, a little better than four years ago when he got 67% and 10% of this year's electorate compared to 9,000 in 2008. president obama got two-thirds of unmarried women and won 60% of voters under the age of 30. that's less than the 66% of 2008. a gender gap also worked in the president's favor. he edged among women nine points. we're talking 55% to 44% which more than made up for the eight-point loss he suffered against men. optimi
mccain and still lost. >> using his gadgets to illustrate what david gregory was talking about here in the studio. chuck, thank you very much. for more on how the president won a second term let's go to nbc's tamron hall. she's been looking at results of the nbc news national exit polling. good morning to you. >> reporter: it's a similar story as you heard from david gregory and chuck todd. four years ago african-american voters were certainly loyal to the president and that's what...
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can i get behind this guy the way i got behind john mccain? >> let me switch to michael reagan. is there a lack of enthusiasm? there appears to be. having said that, it is early days, and he has won the first two votes. i mean, he's not doing badly for someone who everyone else says they're not very enthusiastic about. >> well, he is winning, and, yes, there is this lack of enthusiasm for the candidates that are out there running for the republican nomination. part of what andrew says is absolutely correct. the other side of the coin is look how many conservatives you have in the race. you have five people that are trying to be more reagan than reagan. you have one moderate in the race who's splitting the vote with absolutely nobody while the vote is being split between newt gingrich, rick perry, rick santorum. you've got the part being played by ron paul. and now you've got huntsman in. you've got a man running for the president of the united states that is happier than hell that all these other people are in the race vying for the tea party while he's sitting there vying for v
can i get behind this guy the way i got behind john mccain? >> let me switch to michael reagan. is there a lack of enthusiasm? there appears to be. having said that, it is early days, and he has won the first two votes. i mean, he's not doing badly for someone who everyone else says they're not very enthusiastic about. >> well, he is winning, and, yes, there is this lack of enthusiasm for the candidates that are out there running for the republican nomination. part of what andrew...
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i think they're a little more optimistic than they were four years ago with john mccain. >> this is supposed to be mitt romney's coming out party. they say there seems to be more enthusiasm for some of the younger faces. talk to delegates and they're more likely to talk about chris christie and they point enthusiast click to paul ryan. is this mitt romney's convention or a new face of the party? >> most people who do this kind of a thing, travel on political ventures are conservative people or liberal people as you'll see next week in charlotte. they're not the mainstream votvote voter. they're very committed and id ideologic ideological. it's conservatives are going to go for the conservatives. it's not a big revelation. >> when you talk about the conservatives and we talk about the gender gap and how important women are, do you think this convention is reaching out to the people who are going to decide this election, independents, moderates and women? >> yeah, it does because what ryan said last night, what romney's going to say tonight gets on the internet and the internet dominates now.
i think they're a little more optimistic than they were four years ago with john mccain. >> this is supposed to be mitt romney's coming out party. they say there seems to be more enthusiasm for some of the younger faces. talk to delegates and they're more likely to talk about chris christie and they point enthusiast click to paul ryan. is this mitt romney's convention or a new face of the party? >> most people who do this kind of a thing, travel on political ventures are...
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mitt romney's campaigning on home turf with a win in iowa under his belt, the endorsement of john mccain in his pocket, and a runaway lead in the polls. >> do you think we can do a little better here in new hampshire? yeah. >> reporter: even though romney beat rick santorum by only eight votes in iowa, it's a win. >> with romney, ron paul and rick santorum in the top tier as the three serious contenders coming out of iowa is almost -- it's the perfect scenario for the former massachusetts governor. >> reporter: santorum have-h virtually no organization but his iowa win was worth $1 million influx in contributions. >> we're doing okay right now. and if the people here in new hampshire give us a shot, my guess is we'll do a lot better. >> reporter: with michele bachmann now out and south carolina and florida weeks away, the other candidates see opportunity. >> i'm totally 66 more votes than in 2008 so you spent $10 0,000 per additional vote. >> i guess that means there's blue sky for the rest of us. >> reporter: if romney hold on to new hampshire, he'll be tough to beat. the latest polls o
mitt romney's campaigning on home turf with a win in iowa under his belt, the endorsement of john mccain in his pocket, and a runaway lead in the polls. >> do you think we can do a little better here in new hampshire? yeah. >> reporter: even though romney beat rick santorum by only eight votes in iowa, it's a win. >> with romney, ron paul and rick santorum in the top tier as the three serious contenders coming out of iowa is almost -- it's the perfect scenario for the former...
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. >>> senator john mccain defended huma abedin, a top aide state department official, after allegations by congresswoman michele bachmann that she is connected to the muslim brotherhood. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, abedin says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weiner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she said her husband did a really stupid thing but added they, quote, have a normal family. >>> yokamon hearn was executed yesterday in texas for the 1998 abduction and fatal shooting of a stockbroker. it was the state's first execution using only one lethal drug instead of three due to shortages. >> and in china, a taxi driver hung on to the hood of a drunk driver who had collided with this taxi cab. the drunk driver tried to escape, but the taxi driver held on until he stopped at a karaoke bar and the police could make an arrest. >>> and now here is an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow o
. >>> senator john mccain defended huma abedin, a top aide state department official, after allegations by congresswoman michele bachmann that she is connected to the muslim brotherhood. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, abedin says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weiner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she...